Application Kits

Should you be unable to download application kit .
Good quality photocopies of the application kit are also acceptable.

Visas for Temporary Visits

Applicants wishing to visit Canada for a temporary period as a Private Visitor (visiting family or friends), as a Tourist, as a Business Person, as a Returning Student (holding a valid Study Permit), as a Short-term student (in study for 6 months or less, including Summer camps), as a Returning Worker (holding a valid Work Permit), or as a person applying for a Transit Visa.

Print ALL of the following documents:

• Temporary Resident Visa Application Kit | PDF * (500 KB)
• Application Form (IMM5257B) | PDF * (177 KB)
• Use of a Representative Form (IMM5457E) | PDF * (52 KB)

Work Permit Kit | PDF * (334 KB)

For all applicants wishing to work in Canada for a temporary period. This includes Post-doctoral Fellows and Visiting Scholars, Live-in Caregivers and Intra-company transferees.

• Application Form for Work Permit (IMM1295B) | PDF * (221 KB)

 Minors travelling alone to Canada require written permission from their parents and a legal custodian in Canada, for more information

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Other

Travel Document (Permanent Resident Abroad) | PDF * (331 KB)

• Application For A Travel Document (IMM5524E) | PDF * (166 KB)

This application kit is for permanent residents of Canada who are outside Canada and who do not possess the appropriate Canadian immigration documentation to demonstrate their status as permanent residents.

Use of a Representative - Form IMM5476E | PDF * (52 KB)

Request to change/verify your mailing address (Version 05-2008) | PDF * (17 KB)

Should you be unable to download the application kit Minors travelling alone to Canada require written permission from their parents and a legal custodian in Canada, for more information.

Disclaimer: Application kits may change over time, do not use old versions of the application kit. The kits listed on this webpage are the most current versions. Your application will be returned to you if it is not properly completed, or if all of the necessary documents have not been submitted.

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